{"product_id":"9781473878488","title":"Bombers, Rioters and Police Killers: Violent Crime and Disorder in Victorian Britain","description":"Civil disorder, violent crime and terrorism were all considerably worse during the Victorian period than they are today, though ironically many regard this era of British history as a being a by-word for stability and order. Simon Webb reveals the disorder and violent crime endemic in Victorian Britain; a time when the citizens faced problems eerily similar to those with which we have to contend today. \u003cbr\u003eWhether a rise in armed robberies and muggings; debates about the arming of the police; bag searches due to fears about terrorists planting bombs in museums and railway stations; or anxiety about the rioting on the streets of our cities; our Victorian ancestors faced precisely the same difficulties well over a century ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Attacks on Police Officers: Between 2003 and 2013 not a single Metropolitan police officer was murdered, yet during a typical decade in the Victorian period, 1860 to 1870, nine officers were shot, stabbed or beaten to death in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Victorian Gun Crime: So prevalent was the use of guns by criminals in Victorian Britain, that officers were routinely armed. The sight of a police constable with a revolver at his hip was a common one during the 1880s and 1890s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Terrorism: Bombs had exploded on the London Underground in 1883 and 1885, and the first death in a tube bombing occurred in 1897.","brand":"Pen and Sword","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125194637552,"sku":"9781473878488","price":11.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473878488_p0.jpg?v=1769893390","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473878488","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}